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Abram left his father and his country

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The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.  “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran.[NIV] Genesis 12:1-4

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Here is Mesopotamia.

It was very bustling with people because this city was a commercial city.

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But the people there were pagans and they worshipped idols, like the sun,

the moon, and other things and considered them to be gods.

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Terah was the 10th generation son of Noah and had 3 sons named Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Although he was from Noah’s lineage he never committed his life to God instead he made and sold idols.

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Abram married his beautiful wife Sarai. But she failed to give Abram children for she was barren. They were very sad because they could not have a baby. So they really loved their nephew Lot.

Through this they were comforted.

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One day, God appeared to Abram the son of Terah, “Abram! Abram!“ He was so afraid that he bowed down to the ground. The LORD said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you.“

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God continued by saying, “You have been chosen to be a blessing to all the people in the world and your offspring will be as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the shore. So you must leave this land and go to the place that I say to you.

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Even though God had left him, His promise was still resonating in his ears. "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all the people on the earth will be blessed through you."

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Abram decided and said,

 “Yes, I will obey God; if I obey Him, He will make me a blessing to all the people in the world and my offspring will be as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the shore.”

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Abram gathered his whole family and told them that they needed to leave.

His family was so surprised and tried to prevent him but he stood firm. However, his nephew wanted to come with him.

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So Abram, Sarai, and Lot left the following morning and brought their belongings with them to Canaan, the place that God wanted them to go.

They didn’t know why they were told to go there but they went

because they trusted God.

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They placed their trust in God and His guidance and after a long journey

they finally reached the land of Canaan.

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Abram, Sarai, and Lot were filled with joy knowing that God helped

them reach their destination.

Abram looked around the place to remind him of God’s promise.

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Abram made an altar to worship God. He resolved to obey God and become “the father of faith” and “the father of all nations.” Also his offspring greatly increased over all of the earth just as God promised. Today also God will greatly increase his blessings to those who obey him as Abram did. Today my friend, please obey God and live like Abram did.